Western Boxing in Hawaii: The Bootleg Era, 1893-1929

On January 17, 1893, American settlers led bySanford
B. Dole overthrew the Hawaiian
monarchy. Dole and his friends then offered the Hawaiian Islands to
the United States. The US Congress wanted to accept
Dole’s offer, but President, Grover Cleveland was an isolationist who
disliked filibustering,
as causing insurrection for purposes of advancing American economic interests
was then known. Consequently, the US government rejected
Dole’s offer. Nonplused, on July 4, 1894, Dole and his friends established
the Republic of Hawaii, with Dole as its president.

Three years later, William
McKinley became President of the United States. McKinley. McKinley
was an expansionist, as imperialism was then known, and so, in June 1898,
the US government voted to annex Hawaii. The US Navy landed troops at Honolulu
in August 1898, and Hawaiian sovereignty transferred to the United States.

Message from William McKinley nominating Sanford B. Dole as governor
of Hawaii. Note the letterhead, "Executive Mansion," rather than "White
House." Courtesy the Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives
and Record Administration, Anson McCook Collection of Presidential Signatures,
NWL-46-MCCOOK-3(11).

From August 1898 until December 1941, the Territory of Hawaii was under
joint military and civilian administration. However, following the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the US Army put the Territory
of Hawaii under martial
law. Because the Army’s leadership did not trust people of Japanese
ancestry, martial law did not end until October 24, 1944. To reduce the
risk of undergoing extended martial law in future, Hawaii’s civilian leaders,
many of whom were of Japanese ancestry, began pushing hard for statehood,
which was achieved on August 20, 1959.

Because of the confluence of social and political factors, the history
of Western boxing in Hawaii has three separate eras.

The first is the Bootleg Era. From 1893-1929, boxing was legal in
Hawaii only if sponsored by the military. In town, the police rarely tried
to enforce anti-boxing legislation, but the threat was always there. This
severely restricted civilian boxing.

The second is the Territorial Era. From 1929 to 1959, boxing was
legal throughout the Territory of Hawaii. A territorial commission supervised
bouts in town, but the US military continued to exert considerable control
over life in and around Honolulu. The YMCA, the Catholic Youth Organization,
and the Honolulu newspapers all supported boxing, and through their patronage,
the Territorial Era became the Golden Age of Hawaiian boxing.

The third is the Statehood Era. From 1959 to the present, boxing
has been legal in the State of Hawaii. The state boxing commission continued
to supervise bouts in town, but the military, church groups, and newspapers
gradually withdrew their patronage. Meanwhile, jet planes made it unnecessary
for boxers heading for Australia or Asia to spend a few days in Honolulu
en route, and network television broadcasts hurt local fight clubs by introducing
televised boxing from the Mainland. The professional market withered, and
so, since statehood, most Hawaiian boxers either have been amateurs or
made their reputations outside the state.

The following discusses the bootleg era, 1893-1929.

Military Boxing

In 1893, the US Navy began stationing warships at Honolulu, where their
sailors and Marines were used to prop up the Dole administration. There
were boxers aboard these warships. For example, during the winter of 1893-1894,
the future heavyweight champion Tom
Sharkey, then serving aboard USS
Philadelphia,
fought at least 14 bouts in Honolulu.

The First New York
Volunteer Infantry established the first Army camps in Honolulu during
the summer of 1898, and the Regular Army established its first permanent
post, Fort Shafter, in 1907. In January 1913, the War Department transferred
a black regiment, the 25th
Infantry, to Fort Shafter. Some of these soldiers were boxers. Thus,
the Honolulu Advertiser wrote, "The Twenty-fifth is proud of its
colored ringmasters and particularly of Hollie Giles, a welterweight of
155 pounds, who is described by the men as a ‘whirlwind’ fighter; Morgan,
a heavyweight at 190 pounds; Carson, a light heavyweight, and Ananias Harris,
a light heavyweight."

In those days, military boxing was subject to Sections 320 and 321 of
the US Code. These statutes stated that exchanging blows for money or a
thing of any value, or for a championship, or for which admission was charged,
or for which money was wagered, was illegal. In 1915, the Army circumvented
these laws by ruling that soldiers could box in garrison if there were
no admission charges, no challenges from the ring, no decisions announced
at the end of fights, and no obvious gambling. The first smoker following
this decision took place at Schofield
Barracks on October 9, 1915, and subsequently, boxing exhibitions were
common on holidays such as Thanksgiving, New Year’s, and the Fourth of
July.

Early boxing promoters at Schofield Barracks included Major Edmund Butts,
whose publications included books and magazine articles touting the benefits
of boxing as a pastime for soldiers, and the regimental chaplain. During
the early 1920s, local promoters included Tommy Marlowe and Lieutenant
Barnard of the 5th US Cavalry, and Sergeant John Stone of the Ordnance
Department. At Fort_Derussy,
promoters included Sergeant Anthony Biddle of the 17th US Cavalry. Boxers
assigned to Army units in Hawaii during the late 1910s included the 25th
Infantry’s Henry Polk ("Rufus Williams") and Private Settles ("the Kentucky
Chap"), and the Signal Corps’ Joseph Podimik ("Joe Potts").

According to the Advertiser (November 27, 1915), the Schofield
ring was "set up on the cavalry parade and an abundance of chairs at the
ringside, an amphitheatre of bleachers, and seats on the adjoining troop
quarters [gave] better accommodations than [did] the seating arrangement
of any hall on post." Unfortunately, the Schofield bleachers provided no
protection from the afternoon rains, and without electric lights to illuminate
the twilight, the audience had a hard time seeing the last rounds of the
main event.

During the 1910s, Pearl
Harbor became a major US naval base, and in 1921, Sub Base Pearl Harbor’s
Sharkey
Theater became the first covered boxing arena in Hawaii. [EN1]
From 1918-1924, civilians often attended Pearl Harbor bouts. However, this
ended in 1924, when Rear Admiral John
McDonald decided to close Pearl Harbor boxing matches to civilians
and soldiers. The reason was that McDonald felt that it was ungentlemanly
for the audience to boo and make disparaging remarks about the contestants
and referees.

Once Pearl Harbor closed to civilians, the Hawaii National Guard began
patronizing boxing. Guard boxing coaches included Jim Hoao and Bill Huihui,
both of whom had boxed professionally in Hawaii during the early 1900s.
Boxers trained by these men included Patsy Fukuda, Hiram Naipo, and Gus
Sproat. The Honolulu Armory was the usual venue for these fights.

Patsy Fukuda, circa 1930. Courtesy Patrick Fukuda.

Hawaii’s most acclaimed military boxer of the bootleg era was probably
Sergeant Peniel R. "Sammy"
Baker. Baker began his amateur career at Schofield Barracks in 1922.
At the time, he was 20 years old, and serving in the 21st Infantry. Baker
was the Hawaiian military welterweight champion in 1923 and 1924, and a
runner-up in the selection for the US Olympic team in May 1924. Following
the Olympic tryouts, Baker transferred to Mitchel
Field, on Long Island. Baker obtained his discharge in September 1924,
and by 1928, he was ranked the fifth best welterweight in the world.

Civilian Boxing

Bill Huihui was among the earliest Hawaiian-born boxers. Born at Pauoa,
Oahu, in 1875, Huihui went to sea as a young man, and learned to box in
San Francisco. In 1902, he started boxing for Honolulu’s Kapiolani Athletic
Club, and his first Hawaiian professional bout took place soon afterwards,
at the Orpheum Theater. This was a 4-round semi-main event, and the opponent
was Jack Latham. Subsequent opponents included Nelson Tavares, Jack Weedy,
Dick Sullivan, Kid De Lyle, and Tim Murphy. Huihui retired from the ring
around 1909, but continued coaching boxers until at least 1924. Because
he worked as a policeman, Huihui’s local trainers may have included the
Honolulu Police Department boxing instructor, R.A. Wood, a Scot who settled
in Honolulu in the early 1900s.

Bill Huihui. From the Advertiser, September 10, 1904

Another early Hawaii-born boxer was Nelson Tavares, "the Punchbowl Demon."
Tavares claimed the Territorial lightweight championship from 1905 until
1908, and his opponents included the middleweights Cyclone Kelly, Dick
Sullivan, Tim Murphy, and Mike Patton, and the lightweights Charlie Riley,
Frankie Smith, Frank Rafferty, and Joe Leahy. After retiring from the ring,
Tavares became a garage owner on Bishop Street.

Nelson Tavares. From the Advertiser, June 17, 1908

During the 1910s, a few Hawaii-born boxers began establishing reputations
on the Mainland. For example, in October 1912, the Advertiser mentioned
that Manuel "Battling" Viera of Hilo was boxing in San Francisco. Viera
was still fighting in San Francisco in 1919, when he fought a four-round
draw with Joe "Young" Azevedo. Originally from Honolulu. Azevedo began
boxing in Oakland around January 1913, at which time he was aged 17. Azevedo’s
wins included at least two victories over Tommy McFarland and another over
former lightweight champion Ad Wolgast. After a ring injury caused him
to go blind in one eye, Azevedo settled in Sacramento, where he died of
a heart attack on February 19, 1934.

Vaudeville Exhibitions

Until the 1910s, many Honolulu boxing matches took place inside vaudeville
theaters. To circumvent laws prohibiting prizefighting, these matches
were called exhibitions. For example, on May 28, 1904, Paddy Ryan organized
a boxing card at the New Chinese Theater on Hotel Street. The main event
featured Frank Nichols of Honolulu versus USS
New York’s Sailor Robinson. Likewise, on June 22, 1911, the Honolulu
Eagles hosted a show at the Bijou Theater that featured "fun in boxing
land." The main event featured Mike Patton, who claimed to be the champion
of the Far East. Finally, on June 11, 1913, Jim Hoao lost a 15-round decision
to Private Morris Kilsner during a bout held at Honolulu’s Ye Liberty Theater.
[EN2]

Famous champions sometimes took part in these exhibitions. For example,
during July 1894, John
L. Sullivan was on a trip to Australia, and while in Honolulu, he gave
an exhibition at the Opera House. His opponent was a sparring partner named
Fitzsimmons (not Bob). Similarly, during November 1907, the visiting lightweight
champion Jimmy Britt gave a demonstration to the "sport-loving people of
Honolulu." The Advertiser noted that the latter exhibition was "of
such character that women can safely attend." (In those days, society discouraged
women from attending fights, but some went anyway, usually watching from
backstage.)

Another way that vaudeville managers circumvented the law was by advertising
the boxing as part of a novelty act. For example, in December 1915, the
Welsh welterweight Fred Dyer, who advertised himself as "the singing boxer,"
appeared at the Popular Theater in Honolulu. Dyer was en route to California
from Australia, where his opponents included Fritz Holland and Les
Darcy.

The vaudeville promoters generally arranged these fights without asking
the consent of either boxer. Instead, they simply told the men that they
had a fight lined up. Then the boxers either showed up or they didn’t.

Boxing during Public Holidays

During the early 1910s, boxing was sometimes part of the festivities
associated with public holidays such as Fleet Week, New Year’s, and the
Fourth of July. For instance, on July 9, 1910, Jim Hoao fought a military
boxer at Aloha Park in Honolulu.

However, because of opposition from the US District Attorney, Jefferson
McCarn, there was no off-post boxing in Hawaii between July 4, 1913 (Young
Johnson versus Kaina Opo at Wailuku) and December 31, 1918.

The bout that got things started again was part of the New Year’s celebration
at the Iolani Palace, and it
featured a Chinese ("Happy-Go-Lucky", originally from Macao) against a
Filipino (Raphael Carpenterio, "the Manila Demon"). Although no admission
was charged, the Advertiser still called it "the first real stage
affair of its kind held in Honolulu since ‘Old Rose’ Jeff McCarn assassinated
the sport in Hawaii." On August 21, 1919, there were also boxing matches
between soldiers and sailors at Moili’ili Park. Non-military participants
included Carpenterio, Young Johnson, Akana, and En You Kau.

YMCA patronage was probably involved in this post-World War renaissance,
as on March 4, 1919, the Central YMCA of Honolulu organized a "stunt night"
that featured boxing, wrestling, sumo, and judo. The boxers included Jimmie
Flynn versus Jimmie White, Price versus Wilkinson; and the Wright brothers
against each other. All the boxers on this card were welterweights except
Wilkinson, who was a middleweight. Similarly, in September 1928, the Oahu
County YMCA organized a camp at which boys boxed. The athletic director
at the Y, Charles Pease, was a former soldier who based his program on
World
War-era military training.

Additionally, veterans and fraternal groups sometimes organized smokers
as fund-raisers. For example, on May 13, 1922, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars hosted a bout featuring Dynamite Tommy Short and Kid Oba (Jack Osoi).
Short tried for the knockout, but ended up with a draw. Similarly, on August
29, 1925, the American Legion staged a smoker at the Hilo Armory.

Fight Clubs

During the 1920s, boxing left the vaudeville houses and public parks
for fight clubs.

On Big Island, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was strongly opposed
to boxing. Consequently, efforts to promote boxing in Hilo led to legal
action. To the disgust of the temperance leaguers, the court actions eventually
led to the legalization of boxing in the Territory, but meanwhile, there
was little organized boxing on the Big Island.

However, on Oahu, the Honolulu business community generally supported
organized boxing. For example, fans attending the fight between Battling
Bolo (Elias Cantere) and Alky Dawson at the Honolulu Armory on March 18,
1927 included the territorial governor (Star-Bulletin publisher
Wallace
Farrington) and the Honolulu mayor (Charles Arnold). According to the
Advertiser
(April 15, 1928), their official stance was that these bouts were legal
as long as admission was not charged at the gate and the fighters received
payment in private.

The Hawaiian fight clubs of the 1920s were usually warehouses with a
ring in one corner. To avoid legal problems, police got in free and boxing
fans bought daily memberships rather than tickets. Prices for daily memberships
ranged from 50¢ in the gallery to $2.00 in stage seating, and these
memberships had to be purchased in advance.

Ethnicity played an important role in these fight clubs. For example,
many Filipinos were inspired to become boxers by the victories of Pancho
Villa, the first Filipino to become a world boxing champion. Meanwhile,
K. Oki, a Honolulu businessman of Japanese descent, was inspired to provide
financial support to Honolulu boxing clubs after seeing Japanese
college students boxing at Tokyo’s Hibiya Park during 1926.

A bout between boxers from Chuo University (left) and Hosei University
in Tokyo. Many Japanese collegiate boxers of the mid-1930s were ethnically
Korean.
From Arthur Grix, Japans Sport in Bild und Wort (Berlin: Wilhelm
Limpert-Verlag, 1937).

For Filipinos living on Oahu, Honolulu’s Rizal Athletic Club was an
important fight club. Rizal held its first smoker on July 8, 1922, and
in the main event, Kid Parco defeated Alky Dawson in six. The preliminaries
were supposed to feature Jackie Wright versus Cabayon, Hayward Wright versus
Pedro Suerta, Tommy Dawson versus Moniz, and Tommy Short versus Kid Oba.
Unfortunately, Kid Oba was a no-show, as he died of lockjaw on June 28,
1922. He was aged 17. Other boxers associated with Rizal Athletic Club
smokers include Patsy Fernandez, Battling Bolo, Young Malicio, Clever Feder,
Pedro Suerta, Moniz Santiago, and Cabayon.

For Portuguese, an important club was the Kewalo Athletic Club, managed
by A.K. Vierra. Portuguese boxing idols included Don "Lefty" Freitas and
Jack Silva.

For Chinese, it was the Chinese American Athletic Association, managed
by Chang Kau. Chang’s brother Dick boxed professionally in California,
and later became a well-known Honolulu coach. Other Chinese boxers of the
1920s included Jackie Young, Young Loo, Ah Bing, Smiling Ching, Lanky Lau,
K.H. Young, and Lefty Long.

In addition, there were fight clubs for Koreans such as Walter
Cho, and for Japanese such as Patsy Fukuda, Henry Kudo, and the brothers
Spud and "K.O." Kuratsu. Cho went on to become a well-known referee, while
Fukuda became coach of Hawaii’s 1949 AAU boxing team.

Regardless of ethnicity, bootleg boxers used similar methods during
training. As a rule, they began hard training about three weeks before
a scheduled match. A typical training day included sparring 6-10 rounds
before work in the morning. In the afternoon, after work, the boxers ran
about ten miles uphill, and then walked back.

The gloves most boxers wore during both sparring and fighting weighed
just 6 ounces. In addition, they did not wear headgear, as it had only
just been introduced. Thus, during sparring, boxers generally tried to
avoid hurting one another.

During contests, things could get heated. For example, Nelson Tavares
recalled Jack McFadden forcing him into clinches and then spitting in his
face (Advertiser, April 9, 1949).

As a rule, however, the goal was simply to give the crowd a lot of action.
For example, here is how William Peet (Advertiser, January 6, 1941)
recalled a Kewalo Athletic Club fight of the late 1920s:

The main event was to have been a six rounder between Kohala Lion
[Modesto Cabuag] and Big Bolo or Battling Bolo (Elias Cantere), a Filipino
with a murderous right. The Kohala Lion failed to show up, so J. Donovan
Flint, present chairman of the Territorial Boxing Commission, agreed to
box three fast rounds with Bolo as an exhibition, in order that the cash
customers would feel that they had not been cheated … they were not cheated
as things turned out.

Flint, a good boxer, one-time Pacific Coast collegiate champion [at
Stanford], was to have refereed the main scrap. He put on the gloves with
Bolo. The first round was fast and interesting. In the second round, Mr.
Flint forgot to pull his punches and tapped Bolo a stiff jab on the nose.
Bolo uncorked a right from the ring floor, the blow landed flush on the
jaw, and the lights went out for J. Donovan. He says he was only dazed,
but I saw the fight and helped Brother Flint come back to earth.

Four Career Summaries

The following lists are incomplete, and people with additional information
are invited to contact the author at jsvinth@ejmas.com.

Joe Azevedo

1896?-February 19, 1934

Weight: Lightweight

Manager: Jimmy Rohan

12-Mar-13

Red Robinson

Oakland, CA

W6

6-Apr-13

Harry Baker

Oakland, CA

Exh4

16-Apr-13

Frankie Burns

Oakland, CA

L10

13-Aug-13

Tommy McFarland

Oakland, CA

W10

1-Sep-13

Adolph "Ad" Wolgast

Oakland, CA

W10

14-Oct-13

Johnny Dundee (Giuseppe Carrora)

Vernon, CA

L20

16-Dec-13

Owen Moran

Oakland, CA

WF6

10-Feb-14

Grover Hayes

Oakland, CA

D10

20-Oct-14

Johnny Dundee

Oakland, CA

L10

23-Mar-14

Charley White (Charles Anschowitz)

Racine, WI

L10

7-May-14

Joe Bayley

Oakland, CA

D10

7-Aug-14

Charley White

San Francisco

L by KO18

20-Oct-14

Johnny Dundee

Oakland, CA

L15

24-Nov-14

Frankie Burns

Oakland, CA

L15

18-Dec-14

Sally Salvadore (Salvadore Michel)

Sacramento

W20

22-Mar-15

Johnny Dundee

Memphis, TN

L8

5-Apr-15

Frank Russell

W15

6-Jul-15

Joe Welling

Memphis, TN

D

14-Jul-15

Ralph Grunan

New York, NY

L

28-Jul-15

Saylor Shades

Boston

L

9-Oct-15

Rob Peau

D

18-Oct-15

Richie Mitchell

Milwaukee, WI

NoDec10

19-Nov-15

Benny Leonard

New York, NY

NoDec10

1-Jan-16

Johnny Dundee

Philadelphia, PA

NoDec6

11-Mar-16

Johnny O'Leary

Philadelphia, PA

NoDec6

14-Apr-16

Willie Hoppe

San Francisco

L4

18-Aug-16

Benny Leonard

New York, NY

NoDec10

18-May-17

Al Young

Sacramento

?

30-Jan-19

Manuel "Battling" Viera

San Francisco

D4

22-Feb-19

Oakland Jimmy Duffy (Hyman Gold)

Oakland, CA

L4

9-Apr-19

Joe Miller

Oakland, CA

D4

9-Jan-20

Joe Miller

San Francisco

D4

6-Feb-20

Alex Trambitas

San Francisco

D4

8-Oct-20

Joe McIvor

Fresno

W4

5-Dec-20

Frankie Farren

San Francisco

W4

12-Dec-20

Joe Miller

San Francisco

D4

23-Jan-20

Fred Murphy

San Francisco

D4

13-Feb-20

Billy Wright

Seattle

L4

17-Mar-20

Frankie Burns

Oakland, CA

D4

22-Apr-20

Johnny McCarthy

San Francisco

L4

3-Sep-20

Johnny McCarthy

San Francisco

L4

27-Oct-20

Willie Robinson

Oakland, CA

D4

17-Nov-20

Young France

Oakland, CA

L4

30-Aug-22

Johnny Cline

Oakland, CA

D4

6-Sep-22

Johnny Cline

Oakland, CA

L4

26-Sep-22

Bud Soules

Oakland, CA

D4

11-Oct-22

Eddie Landon

Oakland, CA

W4

25-Oct-22

George Lavigne

Oakland, CA

W4

20-Dec-22

Eddie Mahoney

Oakland, CA

D4

Geronimo Carpenterio

September 22, 1892-May 11, 1964

Weight: Lightweight

Manager: F. Ocampo

21-Aug-19

Kid Ave

Moili’ili Park

KO3

1919

Young Pangelina

Honolulu

KO3

1919

Kid Carbalho

Honolulu

KO1

1919

Battling Campton, USS New York

Honolulu

D6

1919

Macdonal

Honolulu

D6

1919

Young Poloc

Honolulu

W4

1920

Big Bebing

Honolulu

L8

1920

Francisco Valdes

Honolulu

WF2

1920

Iron Jaw Fontana

Honolulu

D4

1920

Iron Jaw Fontana

Honolulu

W6

1920

Iron Jaw Fontana

Honolulu

LF2

1920

Iron Jaw Fontana

Honolulu

W6

1921

Vense More

Honolulu

TKO3

17-Mar-21

Young Joe River (Burpee)

HNG Armory

D6

7-May-21

Iron Jaw Fontana

HNG Armory

?

1922

Sailor Moffett

Honolulu

KO2

1922

Red Boyce

Honolulu

KO3

1922

Alky Dawson

Honolulu

TKO7

1922

Alky Dawson

Honolulu

W6

16-May-22

Kid Korea

Pan Pacific AC

?

8-Jul-22

Pedro "Kid" Ray

Kewalo AC

L6

1922

Alky Dawson

KO5

1923

Alky Dawson

LF3

1923

Sgt. Sammy Baker

Schofield Barracks

LF3

25-Jan-23

Sgt. Sammy Baker

Schofield Barracks

L6

1924

Patsy Fernandez

D6

1924

Patsy Fernandez

D6

1925

Patsy Fernandez

KO1

1925

Sharkey Wright

Exh4

1925

Battling Pontes

KO1

1925

Valinten Galit

TKO4

1925

Kid Burpee

D6

8-Apr-25

Patsy Fernandez

Maui Fairgrounds

D6

10-Nov-25

Patsy Fernandez

Honolulu Native Sons

?

6-Dec-25

Young Denny

Kewalo AC

KO1

30-Dec-25

Johnny Priston

Kewalo AC

W6

1-Apr-26

Frankie Marshall

Stockton, CA

W4

15-Apr-26

Billy Reyes (a.k.a. Billy Raye?)

Stockton, CA

D6

29-Apr-26

Red Robinson

Stockton, CA

W6

5-Oct-26

Young Corbett III (Raffaele Capabianca
Giordano)

Fresno, CA

KO by 6

22-Oct-26

King Tut (Henry Tuttle)

Sacramento, CA

L by TKO4

Dick Chang

May 7, 1903-September 25, 1993

Weight: Flyweight to bantamweight

Managers: Paul de Hate, Dick Clark

26-Feb-27

Kid Topaz

Honolulu

L4

Mar-27

Young Borong

Honolulu

D

18-Mar-27

Kid Villa

Honolulu

W4

11-Apr-27

Fred Hayashi

Honolulu

L3

12-Aug-27

Johnny Lopez

Compton, CA

KO3

Aug-27

ND

California

W

Aug-27

ND

California

W

Sep-27

ND

California

W

Sep-27

ND

California

L

19-Sep-27

Kid Martin

Los Angeles

KO2

4-Oct-27

Madison Grover

San Diego

W6

16-Oct-27

George Prieto

Los Angeles

W6

21-Oct-27

Yama Soko

San Diego

W6

22-Oct-27

Yama Soko

Los Angeles

W4

15-Nov-27

Pegino Palimini

Los Angeles

W4

30-Nov-27

Benny Flores

Los Angeles

L4

4-Dec-27

Presecto Mendoza

Los Angeles

L4

6-Dec-27

Louie Contreras

Los Angeles

Stopped 2

20-Dec-27

Young Pancho Villa (Lou B. Compasanos)

Los Angeles

W4

16-Feb-28

Robert Rodriguez

Ocean Park, CA

L4

16-Feb-28

Dick Lucero

Pasadena

L4

26-Feb-28

Bobby Mars

Los Angeles

D6

1928

Joe Garcia

California

D4

11-Jul-28

Joe Garcia

El Rio, CA

KO2

1929

Al Sampson

Ocean Park, CA

KO2

1929

Johnny Ryan

Wilmington, CA

W6

1929

Peewee Nolan

Los Angeles

W4

1929

Freddie Imperial

Calexico

D10

1-May-29

Kewpie Hernandez

Los Angeles

D

8-May-29

Peppy Pat O'Shea

Wilmington, CA

W6

10-May-29

Manolo

El Centro, CA

W6

14-May-29

Yama Soko

Pasadena

W4

Patsy Fukuda

December 31, 1904-March 26, 1991

Weight: Flyweight to lightweight

Oct-25

ND

Maui

6-Dec-25

Frank Villa

Honolulu

W4

30-Dec-25

Don Cabelleiro

Honolulu

D3

5-Feb-26

Kid Josephs

Honolulu

W4

Apr-26

Johnny McCoy

Honolulu

KO2

31-Jul-26

Don Cabelleiro

Honolulu

Sched; DNF

4-Sep-26

Kid Olds

Honolulu

D6

29-Sep-26

Don Cabelleiro

Honolulu

D4

22-Dec-26

Jack Griff

Honolulu

KO5

26-Feb-27

Kid Samar

Honolulu

W6

18-Mar-27

Kid Samar

Honolulu

Sched; DNF

Apr-27

Jimmy Tatto

Honolulu

?

Apr 1927

Freddie Iloilo

Honolulu

?

13-Aug-29

Don "Lefty" Freitas

Honolulu

W6

21-Dec-29

Don "Lefty" Freitas

Honolulu

KO by 3

29-Dec-29

Don "Lefty" Freitas

Honolulu

KO by 9

24-Mar-34

Andriano "Kid" Respicio

Honolulu

TKO2

Endnotes

EN1. In 1921, Commander Chester Nimitz was in charge
of the submarine base at Pearl Harbor, and Lt. Harley Cope was responsible
for most Sub Base smokers. Nimitz was of course commander of the Pacific
Fleet during World War II, while Cope’s subsequent accomplishments included
publishing a book on submarine warfare, writing the chapter on leadership
that appeared in the 1951 edition of the Navy Officers Manual, and
retiring as a rear admiral.

EN2. Following his separation from the service, Kilsner
fought professionally under the name Jack Kelsey, and by 1916, he was fighting
10-round main events in New York.